User manual PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FZ3SG

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FZ3GC DMC-FZ3SG Before use, please read these instructions completely. VQT0M08 Before Use Before Use Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. Information for Your Safety WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES AND DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. [. . . ] The file size is smaller, so the files are suitable to be attached to e-mails. · [30fps]: The motion of the recorded image is smooth, but the file size is large. · fps (frame per second); This refers to the number of frames used in 1 second. · Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. · We recommend using a tripod. · When the camera lens is at a distance beyond the available range from the subject, the subject may not be focused even if the focus indication lights. · The available flash range is about 30 cm ­ 4. 6 m. (This is applied when you set the ISO sensitivity to [AUTO]. However, the flash mode should be set to the mode except Slow sync. /Red-eye reduction [ ]. ) 56 Recording pictures (advanced) 2 Press the shutter button halfway. Available recording time (seconds) SD Memory Card Capacity 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB Motion rate 10fps 75 160 350 720 1450 2950 5700 30fps 25 55 120 240 480 1020 1950 · When the subject is focused, the focus indication 1 lights. · The remaining recording time (approximation) appears on the screen. · The recordable time is an approximation. 3 Press the shutter button fully to start the recording. 35S · The audio recording starts simultaneously from the built-in microphone of the camera. · By pressing the shutter button fully again, the recording stops. · If the memory card becomes full during recording, the camera stops automatically. · The picture size is fixed to 320k240 pixels. · The motion images cannot be recorded without audio. · If using a MultiMediaCard, after recording motion images, the card access indication may appear for a while, but this is not a malfunction. The file is being loaded to the MultiMediaCard. · The settings of auto focus/zoom/aperture values are fixed to what they are when recording starts (in the first frame). · If you use a card with little capacity, recording may stop while you are recording motion images. · When motion images recorded with this camera are played back on other equipment, the quality of pictures and sounds may be deteriorated or it may not be possible to play them back. · The motion images recorded with setting [MOTION RATE] to [30fps] cannot be played back on a camera which does not support [30fps] of motion rate. · The review function cannot be used. · You cannot set [MODE2] on the Optical Image Stabilizer function. · Keep the camera away from magnetized equipment or equipment which generates electromagnetic waves (e. g. a microwave oven, TV, cell phone or video game equipment, etc. ) as far as possible. [. . . ] A vertical red spectrum appears on the LCD monitor. The pictures cannot be printed with printers supporting PictBridge. In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor. This does not affect the pictures you are recording. [. . . ]